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I love them and much prefer them to trapping.
Easy to make, efficient, and cheap yet a lot of preppers and survivalists shy away from them. Why is this?

I used them a lot when I was a pest controller for rabbit control mainly but also on squirrel and other bird egg eaters.

I occasionly get an invasion of rats from our neighbour. She owns aviaries and exotic birds which she feeds by chucking in a handful of bird seed everyday. Really good management that and free food for ratty.

I used to rat bait BUT it became so expensive that I resorted back to traps. One shot devices, and sometimes even the trusty fenn trap wouldn't kill out right leaving you with an decidingly unfriendly rat to dispatch.
Problem is even multicatch traps eventually need tipping out and there is nought so aggressive as a trapped rat.

So I reverted to my youth and "dangle and strangle" snares. Now when I check, I often find a cold rat! Nice safe way to 'fish' so to speak.

So how many of you use the 'umble snare still (if at all)?

I'm learning about snares and the alike. I'm going to try to enhance the knowledge I already have, with practical experience.

Used to use them when I lived in Cornwall. Mostly to kill foxes bothering or killing chickens and geese. People don't like them because they are indiscriminate. Depending where you live you might get the neighbours pony cat. Plus assuming you do catch sonething it's not a pleasant death. But meh.. If its rats no one cares.

We Adlai used those multitraps you speak of and the odd gin trap in the grain store/garage/loft. You hear that going off if a rat gets caught for certain! (slam, thunk, squuuuuuuuuueeeeeeeee. Woke me and my dig up one night)

I've quite a few snares now, small for rabbits, etc. and larger for fox. I'm looking at getting some gin traps as well and those cages for live animals ready for the future when I might want to catch some to farm.

i use snares a lot in the winter months,, make my own very easy to do and very effective when done right

b/d

here we go again,left ban everything brigade: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-18768309

Is this the silly bitch who let her JR roam?

It would appear so. We could also ban dogs free roaming and achieve the same reduction in dog snare accidents. But noooooo

maybe the owners of the land should sue the owners of the dog for letting it trespass??

(13 April 2012, 10:01)Carnebwen Wrote: [ -> ]Depending where you live you might get the neighbours cat.

Aha so snares do have a positive use I'll add them to the bowls of anti freeze i use